StaRN Program

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Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses (StaRN)

We invite new and soon-to-be graduates to apply for our StaRN Paid New Graduate Residency programs! Our courses allow new graduates to obtain acute care nursing experience in Med-Surg, ICU, ED or various other nursing specialties as they transition into staff RN roles within Grand Strand Medical Center.

Program Requirements

This program is designed for self-motivated nurses with strong communication skills who are looking to obtain an educational foundation in critical care nursing. You must meet the following criteria in order to participate:

Graduated from an accredited nursing school (within the past six months)

Completed the NCLEX test

Received RN license

Program requires a minimum two year commitment to the facility. Failure to meet this may result in repayment of facility investment.

Program requires a minimum two year commitment to the facility. Failure to meet this may result in repayment of facility investment.

Med-Surg/ ICU Program Benefits

14 weeks of paid, hands-on, clinical, didactic training

Classroom instruction and preceptorship from exceptional nurses

Customized coaching/onboarding report for clinical preceptorship

Mentorship and development meetings

Over 60 hours of high-fidelity simulation

Access to AACN Essentials of Critical Care Core curriculum

Access to Lippincott Nursing procedures and skills

BLS/ACLS/CPI/NIH certification

Meditech training and validation

Med-Surg/ ICU Program Schedule

Part 1

Classroom Training | First 7 Weeks

Instructor-led classroom training

State-of-the-art simulation including comprehensive debriefs

Self-directed learning

Part 2

Clinical Preceptorship | Last 7 Weeks

Conducted at the hospital

Regular development meetings between the student, the preceptor and your director